Jaywalking

An article by Don Quixote    2 Comments

It’s funny how the little things in life can destroy the very fabric of our society.

Let’s look a moment shall we at the violent act of Jaywalking.

Oh sure it seems harmless on the outside; I mean what can be so detrimental about the simple act of walking across the street? Why should any government agency be able to determine when and where I can cross the road? Why did the chicken cross the road? I’ll tell you; it was to protest the tyranny of an unjust political system that would seek to oppress the trodden. Pedestrians should have the right of way any time, day or place!

Or so it would appear on the outside.

On the outside it seems to be an expression of freedom, an exercise of a right as sacred as voting. However on closer inspection one finds that therein lies a heart of darkness; something seriously more sinister.

Jaywalking is not a harmless thumbing of the nose at authority, rather it is a subtle knife cutting away the fragile threads of community.

See when you jaywalk what you are really doing is saying, “Look, I’m way to important to be bothered by the rules of your society. My now needs are more pressing than anything else you might be doing. I do not care that you are driving down the road at excessive speeds, I’m merely going to leap out in front of you forcing you to break and wait while I cross the street at my leisure. POSH to you and everyone else.”

Jaywalking is a selfish act. It’s not rebellion against the powers that be, it’s a big kick in the balls to community. Yes its inconvenient to have to cross at designated times and places, but in the long run it’s for your own safety as well as for the safety of those who are driving. The only way for society to function is if we agree to act in harmony; jaywalking is nothing more than destructive discord seeking to ruin the melody that we all sing.

Friends, help save our society and end the plague of anarchy that is spreading through out our nation. Remember, only you can prevent jaywalking.